a statement said the 96 year old monarch had enjoyed the birthday parade and fly past at the palace, but experienced some discomfort. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. uruguay is a beacon of prosperity and democratic stability and sometimes turbulent south america. a decade ago under left wing leadership, it was also a pioneer of progressive social policies. the legalisation of cannabis and abortion rights. my guest today is president luis lacalle pou. now, he is a fan of unfettered free market economics. does that swim against the tide of public opinion in latin america? president luis lacalle pou, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. mr president, what is it like being a centre right politician on a continent which is quite clearly moving to the centre left? you are swimming against the political tide. we have a strong a coalition of five parties that supported this government. you have for the right, centre r
Wa nted coming back. It says here companies wanted to hire eu workers and they will have to buy the sponsorship permits. In other words if you want to work here and take the job then let me be clear,. What youre seeing as you will be able to jump on your plane in vilnius, london dublin, get over the border. What is wrong with that . The issue will be you will not be able to work. Spot on. You need an employer will have to pay for it. That is something this paper suggests comes from a democratic elected government in britain as opposed to some bloke sitting in brussels who no one voted for. However we voted against this kind of thing. No we didnt this is controlled. There will still be lots of people who can come to this country without the job, spent a lot of time here and look for a job and the time possibly apply for benefits. Yarn as alarmist as nigel farage. It is a fouryear waiting period, which David Cameron suggested. This is about control and westminster, not brussels. People v
Theresa may is in the us tonight. Charming Senior Republicans with a speech in philadelphia and stressing the historic ties between the uk and the us. Her messages on leadership, free trade and shared values went down well with her audience. Tomorrow the diplomacy might get trickier. In the commons before she left for philadelphia, politicians of all stripes were queuing up to offer her advice, but she has to walk a tightrope. If shed listened to the majority of them she would have a list of grievances in her briefcase, everything from human rights to Climate Change to misogyny. In fact, the new president has offered the hope that we might have a closer relationship than over the last eight years after all, he wants a new trade deal and hes a big fan of brexit. Our diplomatic editor mark urban is here. What was the tone of her speech . It was reaching out for what a lot of people in Downing Street Sea as a big political opportunity in the uk, but problematic as his reputation may be, h